I suggest not ordering mixed bantam and LF. I did that earlier this year with promises from the hatchery that the bantams would be fine. The bantams all died. Later, when I called about the losses, they told me that it's risky to ship them together. I should have known, but I trusted the...
It's so interesting how sex is determined by the egg rather than by the rooster's contribution, isn't it? Wouldn't it be great if we could look at an egg and determine the sex of it? Forget sex linked chicks, egg sex should be determined by color. Haha! Come on genetics ppl, get on that!
Don't feel badly. It happens to everyone. Well, not everyone, apparently... But most people have a similar experience. It's nearly unavoidable with bantams, unfortunately. Just learn and make future decisions accordingly.
I'll be retiring early, and hubby and I are considering making a sanctuary for spent battery hens. Maybe we'll make bachelor flocks with unwanted roosters, too, away from the ladies. I'll let everyone know if it comes to fruition.
I don't disagree with you, but I think people are just answering your question:
There are times when even when getting sex-linked birds (when bins are mislabeled) and autosexing breeds (that don't have infallibility) result in ending up with unwanted roos. Others are saying that if that...